| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 3 | [prep] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 4 | [prep] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 5 | [noun] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 6 | [conj] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 8 | [am/are] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 9 | [coord] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 11 | and [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 12 | and [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 13 | [is] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 15 | [been] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 16 | been [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 17 | [adv] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | is [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 19 | are [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 20 | of [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 21 | [adv] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 22 | of [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 23 | by [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 24 | [verb] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 25 | by [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 26 | be [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 29 | 're [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 30 | [pron] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 6 |
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